Economy Class & Beyond

Singapore Airlines to add Düsseldorf to its network

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It seems Singapore Airlines is looking beyond the traditional hub airports with the launch of a new service between Singapore and Düsseldorf Airport next year. Singapore Airlines First Airbus A350-900 outside the Airbus Toulouse Paint shop (note - no engines installed in this picture)- Image, Airbus The new route will commence on the 21st July 2016 - as a three times … [Read more...]

Air Serbia adds Belgrade to New York route

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Air Serbia (what was known as JAT until a few years ago) is to make a little splash with a return to New York. Plans are afoot to use a single Airbus A330-200 aircraft between the two routes as part of the planned expansion. Air Serbia A330-200 - Renderings Air Serbia. Air Serbia aim to operate a service five times a week between Belgrade and New York. The service will … [Read more...]

Jet Airways goes to Boeing for up to 75 Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft

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News out of the Dubai Air Show has been... slow... to say the least with very few major orders announced in the past two days. The biggest order announced so far comes from Boeing who has gained an order for up to 75 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft Jet Airways Boeing 737 MAX 8 Rendering - Rendering, (c) The Boeing Company The order for the aircraft will be the for the 737 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines Boeing 737-800

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week - arriving in the dead of an early morning - is an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 with all of its lights on as it comes to the gate at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. American Airlines operate a fleet of 260 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with orders for 44 more still on the books. With … [Read more...]

Remembrance Sunday

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Today is the closest Sunday to the 11th November - or Remembrance Sunday in the United Kingdom - - a time when the nation comes to remember their dead from conflicts past. Not just from the Great War, The Second World War, but also conflicts since then. Today - we take time to remember those. In solemn silence, at 11am, we remember those fallen. This year I'm … [Read more...]

The A330neo – to come with badass cockpit windows…

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One of the things that stands out with the A350 is that head-on, it does look rather badass - mostly due to the black surround around the cockpit. Qatar Airways Airbus A350XWB... with its badass black cockpit surround. Well it seems Airbus will be making a design tweak to the upcoming A330neo... and putting a black surround on the A330neo cockpit window. It will look … [Read more...]

BREAKING: Flights been Sharm el-Sheikh to the UK delayed pending review

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This is just breaking, but the UK Government has placed on hold flights between Sharm el-Sheikh to the United Kingdom. According to the release from Number 10 Downling Street While the investigation is still ongoing we cannot say categorically why the Russian jet crashed. But as more information has come to light we have become concerned that the plane may well … [Read more...]

InsideFlyer is coming to the UK!

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You've probably seen a few things around the internets about the relaunch of InsideFlyer in the USA. Well - good news! InsideFlyer is coming to the UK with dedicated UK Content. InsideFlyer launches on Thursday - 5th November 2015. If you want early access, a little birdie told the forums are already up and running at  http://insideflyer.co.uk/forums/ and for once... … [Read more...]